Background
Benfey, Otto Theodor was born on October 31, 1925 in Berlin. Son of Eduard and Lotte (Fleischmann) Benfey. came to the United States, 1946, naturalized, 1952.
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A series of papers by the following authors: Wohler, Liebig, Laurent, Williamson, Frankland, Kekule, Couper, van't Hoff, and le Bel. From the back cover: "The papers collected here represent the major chapter in the development of the valence concept in chemistry."
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chemist editor educator historian of science
Benfey, Otto Theodor was born on October 31, 1925 in Berlin. Son of Eduard and Lotte (Fleischmann) Benfey. came to the United States, 1946, naturalized, 1952.
Bachelor of Science, University College, London, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy, University College, London, 1947.
Postdoctoral research fellow Columbia University, 1947-1948. From instructor to associate professor Haverford College, 1948-1955. Research fellow Harvard University, 1955-1956.
From associate professor to professor chemistry and history of science Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, 1956-1973. Dana professor chemistry and history of science Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1973-1988, emeritus, 1988, clerk faculty, 1977-1979. Editor Chemical Heritage Foundation (formerly Center for History of Chemistry), Philadelphia, 1989-1996.
Editor-at-large Chemical Heritage Foundation, since 1996. Adjunct professor department history and sociology of science University Pennsylvania, 1990-1996. Lecturer, consultant in field.
United States delegate Inter-American Conference Chemistry Teaching, Buenos Aires, 1965, United States-Japan Chemical Education Conference, Berkeley, California, 1968, Minneapolis, 1981. United States delegate International Conference Chemical Education, São Paulo, Brazil, 1971, Baltimore, 1981, Tokyo, 1985, keynote speaker, São Paulo, 1987. Visiting scholar Tokyo University, 1982.
Visiting professor International Christian University, Tokyo, 1985-1986. Co-director Temple University China study tour on history of science, 1982. Keynote speaker International Conference on history of chemistry and chemical industry, Veszprem, Hungary, 1991, International Society for Philosophy of Chemistry, Columbia, South Carolina, 1999.
Co-chair, founder Friends Association for Higher Education, Wilmington, Ohio, 1980.
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(Book by Benfey, Otto Theodor)
(Book by Benfey, O. Theodor)
(Book by Benfey, O. Theodor, Benfey, Theodor)
Delaware Society Friends World Conference, Oxford, England, 1952, Guilford, North Carolina, 1967. President Society Social Responsibility in Science, 1951-1953. Senior research fellow Edelstein Center for history of science, technical and medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1991.
Member American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, History of Science Society, International Society for Philosophy of Chemistry, American Chem Society (chairman division history of chemistry 1966, member executive committee division chemical education 1979-1985, task force on feasibility of a history of chemistry center 1981, task force on future of chemical education 1982-1984, Chemical Heritage Foundation joint book series, editorial board History of Modern Chemical Sciences, 1990-1996, associate editor, 1996-1997).
Married Rachel Elizabeth Thomas, August 28, 1949. Children: Stephen, Philip, Christopher, Karen.